Yantra

Public Art

Yantra is a collaborative artwork by Wick Alexander and Robin Brailsford, completed in 1996 for the California State Parks at Silver Strand State Beach in Coronado. Yantra is a Sanskrit word which means "to sustain." Yantra also refers to geometrical design used by Tantric practitioners to fix concentration during meditation. For those seeking enlightenment, it is a device (tool or instrument) like a mandala, that represents a divine connection between the microcosm to the macrocosm.

The artwork consists of a pattern of interlocking triangles which form an overall design. The triangles are made of pebbles, slate, ceramic mosaic, shells, glass beads and raku-fired tiles. The triangles are attached to two, 4/ x 30' walls positioned at the beginning and end of a nature trail. Within the pattern of triangles are representations of the complex collection of plants, animals and humans that inhabit the 40 acre preserve. The pattern describes the intricate balance of the food web between the inhabitants. Along with the interpretive walls are two hand-painted, porcelain enameled panels which give more information about this unique site.

Wick Alexander

Yantra

At Coronado's Silver Strand

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